Colorado College visits DU tonight in Game 1 of the annual four-game Gold Pan series. Junior Joe Howe is in the Tigers’ nets and the Pioneers are going with junior Adam Murray. Both teams are using 12-forward, six-defenseman lineups (DU went 11/seven in its first seven games).

Scratched for the Pioneers is freshman defenseman Josiah Didier and freshmen forwards Ty Loney and Matt Tabrum. Too bad. Didier grew up in Littleton and Tabrum in Colorado Springs (as the son of former CC assistant coach Mark Tabrum). No doubt those guys wish they were in the lineup, but they’ll have plenty of opportunities to play in this series in the future.

Four of DU’s top six forwards are Colorado natives. DU sophomore wing Beau Bennett is back after missing four games with a wrist injury. He’s on the Nick Shore-centered line with Luke Salazar. Drew Shore is between Jason Zucker and Daniel Doremus. The Shores were born in Denver, Salazar is from Thornton and Doremus from Aspen.

Nobody in the CC lineup is from Colorado. But the Tigers have a handful of good players from Saskatchewan, including brothers/linemates Jaden and Rylan Schwartz and backup goalie Josh Thorimbert.

Former Colorado State coach Sonny Lubick is ready to answer fans' questions about college football.

Sonny Lubick: Legendary college football coach, member of the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame and an analyst for Altitude Sports.

Think Lubick has something to say about college sports? Of course he does.

He’s the man who took over a foundering Colorado State football program and turned it into a winner. In 15 seasons as coach of the Rams from 1993-2007, Lubick’s teams compiled a 108-74 record, won or shared six conference championships and played in nine bowl games.

That was the golden age for CSU football.

Now, Lubick has agreed to take your questions for the next edition of The Denver Post’s weekly “Fan Mail” feature. If you have a question for Lubick, email it to fanmail@denverpost.com. Please be sure and include your first name and where you are from. Questions will be accepted through Wednesday morning.

From the University of Colorado: Winds Affect Pregame Activities Saturday

BOULDER – High winds along the front range have forced the University of Colorado to cancel Ralphie’s Corral, a pregame tailgating area, officials announced Saturday morning. All parking lots are open but no tents will be allowed.

Also, the C-Club tailgate for former letterwinners has been moved to the Coors Events Center.

The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for much of the front range, including Boulder. The wind is ahead of a storm moving across Colorado from the Pacific Northwest. The high wind warning will remain in effect until 6 p.m.

Constant winds between 30-50 MPH are expected with gusts in excess of 75 MPH.

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Terry Frei graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in the Denver area and has degrees in history and journalism from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He worked for the Rocky Mountain News while attending CU and joined the Post staff after graduation. He has also worked at the Oregonian in Portland, Ore., and The Sporting News. His seventh book, March 1939: Before the Madness, was issued in February 2014.